Where the Lost Wander is a gem of a book by Amy Harmon! Join the Mays and John Lowry as they forge westward on the Overland Trail in 1853! Sparks fly when mule man John Lowry meets the young widow, Naomi May. Romance shows us the trail is not the only thing that is bumpy. Grittiness and resilience abound!

Memorable Quotes are aplenty in this timely treasure:

“The hardest thing about life is knowing what matters and what doesn’t,’ Winifred muses. “If nothing matters, then there’s no point. If everything matters, there’s no purpose.”

“I cannot give her shelter. Not out here.” John talking to Naomi’s mother who wisely responds…

“That’s what marriage is. It’s shelter. It’s sustenance. It’s warmth. It’s finding rest in each other.”

“Thinking takes time…feeling not so much. Feeling is instant. It’s a reaction. But thinking? Thinking is hard work. Feeling doesn’t take any work at all. I’m not saying it’s wrong. Not saying it’s right either. It just is. How I feel, I cannot trust that, not right away, because how I feel today may not be how I feel tomorrow.”--John Lowry

“It is the suffering of love. Every parent feels it. It is the suffering of being unable to shield or save. It is not love if it doesn’t hurt…The pain. It’s worth it. The more you love, the more it hurts. But it’s worth it. It’s the only thing that is.”---Jenny (John’s stepmother)

“It’s all in the mare. The best mules come from superior mothers. The jack’s important, but the mare is everything.”---John’s father

“Winifred May is a darn good woman, and William knows it, which is to his credit. The best thing about him is her…” —John

“Ma said transcendence is when we rise above the things we can’t change.”--Naomi

“We women want to make the world brighter even if we have to fight our men folk to do it.”---Mrs. Vasquez

Wagons ho… Thank you, dear readers, for joining our adventure! Blessings!